Jamie Carragher: How 'out-of-this-world' Brighton figured out Man Utd thanks to Roberto De Zerbi's tactical switch

Jamie Carragher on Brighton: «The football that we are seeing from Brighton right now is out of this world. I think we are watching one of the best teams in the Premier League and certainly one of the best managers.»

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Monday 18 September 2023 20:55, UK

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Jamie Carragher lauded Brighton's «out-of-this-world» football and said Roberto De Zerbi's side are one of the best in the Premier League after they adapted their tactics to beat Manchester United 3-1 on Saturday.

Brighton, sixth-placed finishers last term, won for the fourth time in five games this season as goals from Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro secured a commanding victory at Old Trafford.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher took an in-depth look at their triumph on Monday Night Football, with an emphasis on how they adjusted to Manchester United's surprise formation change.

Erik ten Hag's side, who normally line up in a 4-2-3-1 shape, instead employed a midfield diamond, prompting De Zerbi to show his tactical acumen by changing Brighton's approach mid-game, allowing the Seagulls to exploit United's vulnerability out wide.

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Carragher said: «Manchester United came in with a different system, whether it was because they had no wide players available or they wanted to try and get [Marcus] Rashford and [Rasmus] Hojlund at the top end of the pitch.

»There's no doubt that De Zerbi and his players didn't know this was going to be the formation until the game started and it caused them huge problems — not just with the ball, actually without the ball. They wanted to do a man-marking system and found it tough.

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